As regular readers of this column are aware, we cover a lot of festivals throughout the year. As we get ready for the new season it’s an opportune time to feature the column’s most prolific roots music festival photographer, […]
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This column publishes on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and while it can be argued how much progress society as a whole has made in achieving Dr. King’s dream, as a roots music journalist and fan, it’s been […]
There’s a lot to be learned at a band’s soundcheck. The band gets a feel for the room, the sound engineers find out each band member’s preferences and needs, lighting gets calibrated, stuff gets plugged in and taped down […]
When you know as much about music as Canadian duo Whitehorse does, flavors from across time and genres are bound to seep into the sound. Previously, musical and life partners Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet have dwelled for a […]
Voraciously curious, endlessly knowledgeable, and unflaggingly energetic about bringing buried music history to light, Dom Flemons reminds us he can also craft songs for his own personal, present moment with Traveling Wildfire, a new album coming March 24 on […]
The Blues Foundation has announced the nominees for its 44th annual Blues Music Awards. The awards recognize blues artists in a number of subgenres, including traditional blues, soul blues, contemporary blues, blues rock, and acoustic blues, as well as […]
Songs like the ones Iris DeMent writes don’t come in a flash, but rather are a slow dawn, big enough to light the whole world. Which may explain why the new album she announced today, Workin’ on a World, […]
On what would have been Justin Townes Earle’s 41st birthday last Wednesday, his father, Steve Earle, hosted a tribute to him at the Ryman Auditorium. Billed as “A Celebration of Justin Townes Earle,” Steve Earle began the night by […]
Folk music-fomenting nonprofit Folk Alliance International has announced the nominees for this year’s International Folk Music Awards. The awards, which honor the best song, album, and artist of 2022 as well as several lifetime achievements, will be handed out […]
Living legend Taj Mahal has announced a new album, Savoy, which finds the groundbreaking blues and roots icon taking a musical trip back in time. The title comes from “Stompin’ at the Savoy,” a swing jazz standard honoring the […]
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